Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 204 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition Produced by Carrie Fellman and David Widger "Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century, known for its themes of self-reliance and perseverance. The story focuses on Grant Thornton, a 15-year-old boy from a struggling minister's family. When faced with financial hardships, Grant decides to take charge of his family's welfare by seeking work, demonstrating his ambition to uplift their circumstances while aspiring for a brighter future. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Grant and his mother discussing their precarious financial situation, highlighted by an overdue bill from the local storekeeper, Mr. Tudor. Despite his father's modest status as a minister, Grant shows maturity and determination by proposing to find solutions to their financial woes. He is depicted as a responsible and caring son, willing to sacrifice his education for the sake of helping his family. As he embarks on this new journey, Grant's character is set against a backdrop of social challenges and the unwavering hope for better opportunities, laying the foundation for his quest toward achieving his ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 382316 2025-08-03T05:37:23.621307 text/html 410751 2021-01-27T03:43:40 text/html 201289 2025-08-03T05:37:32.045278 application/epub+zip 207677 2025-08-03T05:37:26.871289 application/epub+zip 184206 2025-08-03T05:37:25.612307 application/epub+zip 438367 2025-08-03T05:37:36.122279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402258 2025-08-03T05:37:31.202302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374385 2022-09-03T09:03:00.293039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303575 2025-08-03T05:37:22.268336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303284 2018-03-03T11:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293354 2012-08-15T16:02:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21154 2025-08-03T05:37:36.259236 application/rdf+xml 15868 2025-08-03T05:37:26.123281 image/jpeg 3707 2025-08-03T05:37:25.868283 image/jpeg 106224 2018-03-19T12:39:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 114343 2021-01-27T03:43:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 105102 2012-08-15T16:03:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 194033 2025-08-03T05:37:23.646343 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia